TREVOR ROYDEN WALKER

Born

On 16 September 1920 at Penguin.

Connection to South Riana

Attended school in South Riana.

Parents

Francis John WALKER and Elizabeth Agnes CLARKE who were married on 1 July 1914 at South Riana.

Siblings

Ellis Francis 1916 – 1997

Irene June 1931 – 2008

Married

1. Betty THURLEY (c1920 – c1955) married c1950 in Burnie.

2. Shirley June CLEAVER (1929 – 2020) on 30 April 1960 in Cooee.

Family

Russell John 1961

Died

on 22 November 1971 in Burnie and is buried at the Wivenhoe Cemetery.

School Records

Enrolment #384 at South Riana. Trevor was admitted on 1 February 1928 by his father Francis, a carpenter from South Riana, living 2 ½ miles from school. He was placed in a P1 in 1928, 1929 II, then in 1930 , after only 18 days at  school,  he left on 28 March to continue his education at Burnie.

Military Records

Trevor joined the Citizens Military Force. at Burnie on 11 March 1941, Number T27193, and discharged on 4 October 1942. He then joined the A.I.F. - Service number TX11899, enlisting at Kermode on 5 October 1942, with a next of kin his father Francis. He was employed as a Carpenter. He served in Port Moresby for 2 years and was discharged on 8 November 1945 whilst a member of the 8 Australian Army Transport Company.  He had served a total of 1425 days - 568 in Australia and 736 overseas.

All photographs courtesy of Trevor’s son Russell.